Gennady Golovkin wants a rematch against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez after their controversial draw in Las Vegas on Saturday

Kazakh Golovkin and Mexican Alvarez each got the nod from one judge, while the third declared it a draw. Golovkin, who landed more punches overall, remains unbeaten over his career and retains his middleweight WBA, WBC, IBF and IBO belts.

Golovkin started cautiously but had the edge in the middle rounds as the fight heated up and started to live up to its hype, eventually turning into a brutal and memorable encounter.

Gennady Golovkin wants a rematch against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez after their controversial draw

Immediately after the fight the two celebrated as though they had each done enough to win

The two boxers embraced after going through 12 rounds of boxing with each other

Alvarez, urged by his corner that he needed something special in the final few rounds, finished with a flurry as the capacity crowd cheered him on at T-Mobile Arena. All three judges gave the Mexican the last three rounds.

Golovkin landed more punches over the 12 rounds and was ahead 218 to 169 overall by an unofficial count.